International Relations Round Table Blog Space

Do you want to be an IRRT Emerging Leader?

noreply@blogger.com (Jeannette Pierce) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:00:00 +0000

There’s Still Time to Apply for the 2010 Class of ALA Emerging Leaders Program – Deadline July 31, 2009.

IRRT will sponsor one or two members for 2010. If you are an IRRT member, please indicate on the submission form that you would like us to consider sponsoring you. If you have questions about how IRRT works with the Emerging Leaders program, contact Jeannette Pierce at jpierc2@luc.edu. Details about the program and application process are available in the announcement copied below.

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The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting applications for the 2010 class of Emerging Leaders. Applications can be found at http://www.ala.org/cfapps/emergingleaders/. The deadline to apply is July 31, 2009.

The program is designed to enable approximately 100 library workers to get on the fast track to ALA and professional leadership. Participants are given the opportunity to work on a variety of projects, network with peers and get an inside look into the ALA structure and activities.

For the first time since its establishment, the Emerging Leaders program will accept non-MLS library workers. Library support staff personnel are encouraged to apply to the program and will have an opportunity to be considered for sponsorship through the ALA Library Support Staff Interests Round Table.

An ALA division, round table, ethnic affiliate, state chapter or school library media affiliate will sponsor approximately one-third of the selected applicants. Each sponsor will contribute $1,000 toward expenses ($500 for each conference). Sponsorship is not required for participation in the program.

Applicants can indicate on the application which groups they want to consider them for sponsorship. A list of sponsoring units is included as part of the online application. You can also check with your state association and/or state chapter to find out if they are participating and how to apply for their sponsorship.

No more than one person from any institution will be selected for participation in the program.

In order to be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria:

Be under 35 years of age or be a library worker of any age with fewer than 5 years experience working in a library.
Be able to attend both ALA conferences and work virtually in between each.
Be prepared to commit to serve on either an ALA, division, chapter or round table committee, taskforce or workgroup, or in your state or local professional library organization upon completion of program.
Be an ALA member or join upon selection if not already a member.

Program information will be available and updated at: http://www.ala.org/cfapps/emergingleaders/.

For questions or more information regarding the program, contact Beatrice Calvin at bcalvin@ala.org.

LC en el ambiente internacional y el entrono digital (LC in the International & Digital Enviroment) - Presentation at ALA

noreply@blogger.com (Joan Weeks) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:57:00 +0000

Oye como va! - LC en el ambiente internacional y el entrono digital (How it's going. LC in the international and digital environment ) Come to the Library of Congress booth on Saturday morning, July 11 at 10:30 a.m. to hear Ana Christan give this special technical services presentation in Spanish.

John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award Winner Announced

noreply@blogger.com (Joan Weeks) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:40:00 +0000

Dr. Patricia Oyler is this year’s recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Committee’s John Ames/Humphry/OCLC/ Forest Press Award.

OCLC/Forest Press donated the cash award of $1,000, which is given to an individual for significant contribution to international librarianship.

Patricia Oyler received this award for her significant contributions to library development in Vietnam, including cataloging standards, modern services and new technology application. As a result, her teachings continue to apply valuable knowledge in many workshops, trainings and conferences. Dr. Oyler worked to implement the translation of the Dewey Decimal Classification System into Vietnamese. She also helped to develop a bachelor’s degree program of study in Library and Information Management at Can Tho University in Vietnam. Dr. Oyler is a professor and associate dean of curriculum in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College. A devoted advisor and teacher, Dr. Oyler strives to allow students to excel in the library profession.

“Dr. Patricia Oyler has dedicated the past 16 years of her professional and personal life to the development of a program for Vietnamese librarians to earn MLS degrees in library and information science at Simmons College. Creating an exemplary model for professional training for 21st century librarianship in transitioning countries, Dr. Oyler has coordinated fundraising, teaching, consulting and many other logistics for the now 55 plus graduates. She also consulted on the grant-funded building of five major university libraries in Vietnam.

Over her 40-year career, she has worked to automate and implement bibliographic control in Sweden, Brazil and Vietnam, once as a senior Fulbright lecturer. She has served on international committees in ALA and IFLA. Dr. Oyler has lectured in Vietnam, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, India, and Thailand. She also continues to teach and mentor library science students at Simmons College, as she has done since 1974,”, said Robin L. Kear, chair of the IRC- John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award Committee.

Dr. Oyler will be recognized during the International Relations Round Table Chair’s Program on Monday, July 13 at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago.

Bogle-Pratt International Library Travel Fund Winner Announced

noreply@blogger.com (Joan Weeks) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:31:00 +0000

CHICAGO – Jessica Brooks is the 2009 recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Committee's "Bogle-Pratt International Library Travel Fund."

The Bogle Memorial Fund and the Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science will provide a $1,000 cash award for Brooks to attend her first international conference in Italy.

The award is in recognition of Sarah Comly Norris Bogle, a prominent U.S. librarian who made notable contributions to international library service.

Jessica Brooks is planning to attend the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) satellite meeting in Bologna and the WLIC in Milan. At the satellite meeting she will present a paper and a poster session highlighting international opportunities for librarians, specifically for librarians who are beginning their careers.
Brooks is the librarian trainee at Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Heights Branch.

Ms. Brooks will be recognized during the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago during the IRRT Chair's Program on Monday, July 13, 2009.

IRRT Meeting and Programs in Chicago

noreply@blogger.com (Joan Weeks) — Mon, 25 May 2009 22:51:00 +0000

IRRT MEETINGS

IRRT Executive Committee MeetingSunday, 7/12/20098:00 am – 11:00 amMcCormick Place West - W-175a

IRRT All Subcommittee Meeting

IRRT Chairs MeetingSaturday, 7/11/20098:00 am - 9:00 am
McCormick Place West (MCP) - W-187

IRRT Subcommittee MeetingsSaturday, 7/11/20098:00 am - 10:00 am
McCormick Place West (MCP) - W-187

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

“Digitization in Developing Countries”-IRRT Pre-conferenceFriday, 7/10/200909:00 am - 01:00 pm**$75 (includes lunch and light refreshments)Hyatt Regency Chicago - Columbus Hall C/D
Description: Digitization of scholarly information, research materials and cultural heritage achieved a global scale, or did it? Aiming to preserve, document, and provide access to legacy collections; digitization efforts require significant fiscal outlay for infrastructure and technology, as well as human resources. A lot has been written about digitization projects in industrial nations but do we know how (and if) developing countries grapple with the challenges of implementing digitization projects? How are potential partners/funding agencies being identified? What are considerations in selecting material for digitization? Fee: $75 USD. Includes lunch at a restaurant and materials. **(Lunch will take place after Preconference.) Speakers: To be announcedTo register online, please visit the ALA Conference Registration page or send a paper form by email or fax.

International Librarians OrientationFriday, 7/10/2009
4:30 pm - 6:30 pmHyatt Regency McCormick - Conf. Center 12a-c

Description: An introduction to the ALA Conference and the city of Chicago for International and other attendees from abroad. ALA members will provide an overview of the conference, including recommended programs and social activities. Learn about conference transportation, the ALA's Exhibit Hall and the Meaning of the ALA's many acronyms. Meet your mentors and representatives from ALA's many divisions and round tables who will help international librarians get the most from the conference experience. (For International librarians outside the U.S.) Libraries Serving Multicultural Communities -

IRRT International PapersSaturday, 7/11/20091:30 pm - 3:00 pmMcCormick Place West - W-181

Description: Societies around the world—both urban and rural—are increasingly multicultural and libraries of all kinds and sizes are adapting their services, programs, and collections to serve culturally diversified communities of users. “Multiculturalism,” as defined by IFLA’s Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section, is the “co-existence of diverse cultures, where culture includes racial, religious, or cultural groups and is manifested in customary behaviors, cultural assumptions and values, patterns of thinking, and communicative styles.” Consequently, “multicultural library services include both the provision of multicultural information to all types of library users and the provision of library services specifically targeted to traditionally underserved groups.” This inclusive approach is at the core of this year’s theme, which will explore successful projects and initiatives implemented around the world to improve library services to their evolving communities. The International Papers Program provides librarians with an opportunity to exchange information about library services and collections throughout the world. The program also serves to stimulate the interest of U.S. librarians in international library matters. Speakers:To be announced

International Poster SessionSunday, 7/11/ 200911:00 am - 12:30 pmMcCormick Place Convention Center - Exhibit Floor

Description: This is a forum for librarians from around the world to highlight their libraries and to share their successful ideas with colleagues by presenting a research study, a practical problem-solving effort or an innovative library program. List of International Poster Sessions--Coming soon!Complete list of ALA Poster Sessions--

Coming soon!Libraries of Sub-Saharan Africa: Assessing Recent Successes and ChallengesSunday, 7/12/20091:30 pm - 3:30 pmFairmont Hotel - Crystal Room

Description: Join presenters for a discussion of the successes and challenges involved in library development in Sub-Saharan African countries. A question-and-answer session will follow their presentations, which include pictures of the projects they have undertaken in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sponsored by the International Relations Committee Africa Subcommittee.
Speakers: To be announced

Yes We Can: Support International Sustainable Library DevelopmentMonday, 7/13/200910:30 am - 12:00 pmMcCormick Place West (MCP) - W-181

Description: Find out how you can participate in an international library project. This program will present ways that librarians can connect with international projects. After the presentations on Ethiopia Reads and Books Open the World, there will be discussion groups where attendees can learn more about these and other projects in which they can get involved. (Program sponsored by the International Sustainable Library Development-ISLD)Speakers: To be announcedAfrica's Resources: Funding, Gathering, Digitizing and Providing Access to Cultural Heritage -

IRRT-60th Anniversary Chair’s Program Monday, 7/13/20091:30 pm - 3:30 pmMcCormick Place West (MCP) - W 192c

Description: This program features two international leaders, whose organizations are making significant contributions in gathering, providing access to, and increasing knowledge about Africa’s cultural and scientific heritage. Prior to the program, there will be a presentation of the Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award for International Librarianship and the Bogle International Library Travel Fund Award. The work of the 2009 ALA IRRT emerging leaders will also be recognized. Please join us and celebrate our 60th Anniversary. Refreshments will be served. Speakers: To be announced

International Librarians' ReceptionMonday, 7/13/20096:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Description: Please join the International Relations Round Table (IRRT) in welcoming and celebrating with librarians from more than 80 countries at the ALA Annual Conference. Open to all conference attendees, this reception offers a unique opportunity to network with hundreds of information professionals from around the world. Join us for a mixing of culture and ideas, regional cuisine, hors d’oeuvres and open bar (this event is free for international librarians). Advance registration is required. Tickets: Advance: $30. Onsite: $35

We would like to thank our sponsors for this year's International Librarians Reception:*Blackwell Book Services

IRRT 2009 Election Results

noreply@blogger.com (Joan Weeks) — Mon, 25 May 2009 22:46:00 +0000

Congratulations to the newest members of the IRRT Executive Board

IRRT's election results.

President-elect
Patricia Oyler

Secretary/Treasurer
Win Shih

Member-at-large
Eve A. Nyren

Round Table Councilor
Marilyn McClaskey

IRRT 60th Anniversary Endowment Campaign

noreply@blogger.com (Joan Weeks) — Mon, 25 May 2009 22:43:00 +0000

Celebrating 60 Years of Service
Over the years the International Relations Round Table has provided opportunity for countless numbers of librarians to participate in global advancement of the profession. Round Table programs and receptions have been highlights of the association’s annual meetings. ALA membership at large has benefited from contact at conferences with colleagues from every corner of the world. Many international librarians’ first encounter with American library practice has been through the work of IRRT. Over the sixty years of its existence IRRT has fostered opportunities for U.S. librarians to visit libraries in other countries and to work overseas in exchange and other programs. It has facilitated the donation of books to needy institutions abroad and provided professional expertise to libraries on every continent. To maintain and expand these important activities resources from an ongoing fund are essential.
Tribute to the 60th Anniversary of IRRT (Word file)
Endowment Campaign Donations2009 marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the American Library Association's International Relations Round Table (IRRT). To celebrate the richness of relationships developed over the years between U.S. librarians and their colleagues abroad, and to provide a foundation for continued contribution by the Round Table to ALA's important role in international librarianship, the IRRT leadership is embarking on a Sixty campaign to create an IRRT endowment.In keeping with the campaign theme, we suggest a donation of $60, $600, or whatever amount you feel would be appropriate.
Make your tax deductible donation in either of the following ways:
Credit card: Please visit the ALA Development Office page (click on GIVEALA logo)
Send a contribution by mail, using the printable mail-in form (PDF). Complete form to the attention of Delin Guerra at ALA's International Relations Office, 50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 6011-2795, USA

JLIS Call for Papers

noreply@blogger.com (Robin the Librarian) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:46:00 +0000

JLIS Call for Papers

The Journal of Library and Information Science (JLIS) is inviting submission of manuscripts. The JLIS is published semiannually in April and October by the Department of Adult & Continuing Education, National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei, Taiwan and the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) in the U.S.A. Since its first publication in 1975, the JLIS has provided an outlet for scholars around world to contribute knowledge through their ongoing research and to thrive through their intellectual pursuits. The JLIS invites both Chinese and English manuscripts of original research in all subjects pertaining to library and information science. It also invites reviews of monographs, books, and reports about library and information science. Manuscripts in English should be submitted via email attachment to Min Chou, Associate Editor of JLIS and Chair of CALA JLIS Editorial Board (email: mchou@njcu.edu). For publication in the April issue, it is preferred that you submit your manuscript by December 30; for the October issue, please submit by June 30. More information about the Journal is available at the website http://cms.cala-web.org/node/165.

Submission Guidelines

Each submission should be accompanied by a cover letter indicating that the manuscript is original and not under consideration by any other journal or book. All Chinese manuscripts should be submitted to the Editorial Board of JLIS, c/o Graduate Institute of Library & Information Studies, National Taiwan Normal University, 162, Section 1, Hoping East Road, Taipei, Taiwan, or email: Dr.Hsiao-tien PU at htpu@ntnu.edu.tw. English manuscripts should be submitted to Min Chou, Associate Editor of JLIS, c/o Congressman Frank J. Guarini Library, New Jersey City University, 2039 Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City, New Jersey, 07305-1597, U.S.A., or email: mchou@njcu.edu. Books, monographs, reports, and other items for review should be submitted to Dr. Mengxiong Liu, c/o Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, San Jose State University, 1 Washington Square, San Jose, California 95192-0028, U.S.A., or email: mengxiong.liu@sjsu.edu. English manuscripts must be typed in MS Word and submitted either as email attachments or on a CD. Manuscripts should not exceed 10,000 words in length, not including notes, tables, and forms of data. Identifying information of author may not appear on the manuscript itself, as the JLIS engages in double-blind review of manuscripts. A title page must be submitted as a separate word document, and should include the name of author, institutional affiliation, mailing address, telephone number, and email address. Articles presented at a conference must include the name, place, and date of the conference. The body of a manuscript must be preceded by a 100-150-word abstract and 3-8 keywords, and followed by references and bibliographies. Each illustration or table should be numbered and have a brief caption. JLIS follows the Manual of the American Psychological Association for reference and bibliography style. Consult recent issues of JLIS as a guide to format.

JLIS is an online e-journal accessible at http://cms.cala-web.org/node/165. Authors will receive one printed copy of their articles. Additional copies can be purchased at a nominal cost from Showwei Information Technology Ltd. Copyright of all articles published in JLIS is held by the publisher.

Lubuto Library Project Talk in Washington DC

noreply@blogger.com (Robin the Librarian) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:44:00 +0000

To bring literacy and hope to Africa’s vulnerable children, Jane Kinney Meyers founded the Lubuto Library Project. Meyers will discuss the goals and accomplishments of the project at the Library of Congress at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 3 in the Pickford Theater, located on the third floor of the James Madison Building at 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. The lecture, sponsored by the African Section of the Library’s African and Middle Eastern Division, is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.

Press release at: http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-218.html

Study in London and Paris in summer 2009!

noreply@blogger.com (Robin the Librarian) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:59:00 +0000

Florida State University, College of information, is offering two graduate LIS courses at its London Centre and in Paris this summer. Please forward this email to any of your students or colleagues who you think would be interested in this opportunity to study abroad for three weeks in Europe.

Study in London and Paris this summer!

An exciting opportunity to earn six graduate LIS credits while living in central London and Paris is being offered by the Florida State University College of Information. Two multimedia production courses, taught from June 25 – July 16, 2009 at the FSU London Centre and in Paris will use these dynamic cities and the surrounding areas as a backdrop for creating projects such as podcasts, websites, short films, and digital photography. No prior experience with these media is required. All 4-day per week classes will be field trip based.

Other pertinent information:

· The two courses being offered are: LIS 5313: Design and Production of Media Resources and LIS 5362: Design and Production of Network Multimedia. Participants must take both courses and they will be focused on application of media to libraries and teaching and learning. Students will have the opportunity to apply course material to their current work situation if desired.

· The FSU London Centre is housed in a 17th century building that FSU owns in the heart of 'literary London' and very close to the shopping district and to the theater district. It is less that one block from the British Museum. Students live there or in nearby apartments. Housing in Paris will be in a centrally located hotel.

· London provides superb cultural exposure. The variety of arts, theatre, performances, and other cultural venues available in London is stunning, and almost all of them provide student rates. Often the school has inexpensive play tickets available. London has some of the best museums, historical attractions, and buildings in the world.

· Paris is one of Europe’s most beautiful cities. In Paris we’ll visit the Louvre, Champs Elysees, the Pierre Lachaise cemetery as well as dine in outdoor cafes along the Seine River.

· Many field trips are tied to settings of children’s stories like Harry Potter, Peter Pan, and Mary Poppins.

· Extra time is budgeted for travel on your own.

· Cost is $5575 for both in-state and out-of-state participants. The fee includes all registration and instructional costs for up to 6 undergraduate or graduate credit hours; travel on the Eurostar from London to Paris; program social/cultural activities; health insurance; international student ID card; T-shirt; full-time academic and administrative support.

· The course is open to students from other universities who may wish to transfer the credits, or to non-students (media specialists, teachers, and librarians) who are interested in this exciting summer opportunity. Credits earned in this program may be later transferred into the master’s degree program at FSU for students who may be accepted at a future date. These offerings are regularly offered graduate courses.

· Deadline to register is December 5, 2008.

For more information (including accounts from this past summer's participants) and to apply online, visit the website: http://ci.fsu.edu/London For more information about the London Study Centre visit: http://international.fsu.edu/London/

Contact: Dr. Nancy Everhart, (everhart@ci.fsu.edu) with any questions.

Seeking Library Technicians & Archivists fluent in Tamil/English/French for Manuscript Digitization & Preservation Project

noreply@blogger.com (LaVerne L Poussaint) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:37:00 +0000

(As of this evening -Thursday 9 October 2008- final selection of candidates for the following vacancies has not yet been made; applicants are still invited to forward résumés to
Sannyasin Arumugaswami).

« The Project:
The San Marga Trust of India is undertaking the digitization of a large archive of palm-leaf manuscripts located in Pondicherry (Pondichéry). The goal is to preserve the collection of Hindu scriptures and prepare the images for eventual publication on the Web. There are two jobs available: Senior Digital Imaging Technician and Junior Digital Imaging Technician.

Responsibilities:
The digital imaging technicians are responsible to operate a digital camera tethered to a Macintosh computer, photograph the palm leaves, crop and correct in Photoshop, create a PDF file for each bundle and archive to DVDs. Each will work with a Sanskrit expert who will handle the actual leaves. See below for an explanation of the project methods. The actual procedures are detailed in a project manual. The senior digital technician is responsible for the management of the digitization team, the meeting of daily and weekly goals, and the care of cameras and computers. The project takes place during the institution's normal work hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 12:30 and 2 to 5:30; observes its normal holidays (both Indian and French national); and paid vacation time during the month of May when the institute is closed. The project commences on Monday, December 8, 2008, in Pondicherry and the applicant must be present on that date and ready to work.

Essential Skills and Requirements:
Graduate a plus
Fluent in Tamil and English; knowledge of French a plus
Patient, organized, efficient, meticulous and able to handle detailed work
Prepared to work quietly and unobtrusively in an academic environment
Respectful and careful with the irreplaceable manuscript collection
Confident to manage the project with minimal supervision
Strong computer skills required, knowledge of Macintosh computer a special plus
Skill in Photoshop CS3 and Adobe Acrobat Professional a plusKnowledge of photography and digital cameras useful but not required
Experience with archiving projects a plus
Must live in or be able to relocate to Pondicherry for duration of the project, which is expected to take two years.

Compensation:
Rs. 12, 000 per month for the senior digital imaging technician and Rs. 11,000 for the junior technician.

To Apply:
Please send an updated résumé and a cover letter (in English) explaining why you feel you are suited to the role. These may be e-mailed to ar@hindu.org. No Agencies, please. »

Fulbright Scholar Awards in Library Science (forward from LIBREF-L)

noreply@blogger.com (Robin the Librarian) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:46:00 +0000

Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:32:02 -0400

From: LIBREF-L Moderators

Subject: Fwd: Fulbright Scholar Awards in Library Science

Dear Listserv Owner:

I am writing to bring your attention to several unique Fulbright Scholar awards in library and information science that I am certain will be of interest to the members of your listserv. In addition to providing valuable international faculty development and personal enrichment, these programs are vital to promoting cross-cultural understanding. If you could pass along this information (see below) via the appropriate venues it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much for your assistance and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or seek further information.

Thank you and best wishes,

Gary Garrison

Assistant Director, Middle East & North Africa

Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)

Email: GGarrison@cies.iie.org

Tel.: (202) 686-4019

Message to use:

Good news - there's still time to apply for a Fulbright Scholar award in library and information science in the Middle East & North Africa and Eastern Europe! In the Middle East & North Africa, late applications are being accepted for awards in Jordan (#9146, 9147), Lebanon (#9419), and Tunisia (#9440). In Europe, applications are still being accepted for awards in Ukraine (#9377) and Russia (#9347). These awards afford scholars the opportunity to lecture, conduct research, or do a combination of both in affiliation with the faculty and facilities of their host institution. English is sufficient for lecturing, though some French or Arabic is helpful in Lebanon and Tunisia. For all awards, U.S. citizenship and a Ph.D. are required. Take advantage of these opportunities to do specialized work in an international context while promoting cross-cultural understanding!

Apply online at: www.cies.org/us_scholars/us_awards/. Contact Assistant Director Gary Garrison (GGarrison@cies.iie.org; 202-686-4019) with questions about Middle East & North Africa awards and Assistant Director Muriel Joffe (MJoffe@cies.iie.org; 202-686-6249) with questions about Eastern Europe.

SOFIA2008 - 80+ presenters now available

noreply@blogger.com (Editor, International Leads) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:06:00 +0000

The fifth biennial conference SOFIA2008 has over 80 presentations scheduled this year, with topics including...
Information literacy
Education in LIS
Digital and virtual libraries
Access to electronic networks
Information architectures and KM
Information industry and KM
Organization and classification issues
Information ethics
Cultural heritage and digitization

Presenters hail from 21 countries, providing a rich opportunity to learn from and network with colleagues from around the world.

The abstracts are now available on the SOFIA2008 website, at http://slim.emporia.edu/globenet/Sofia2008/abstracts.htm

SOFIA2008 will be held 12-14 November 2008, in Sofia, Bulgaria. For more information about the conference, go to http://slim.emporia.edu/globenet/Sofia2008/

We hope to see you there!
Herbert Achleitner
Alexander Dimchev
Rebecca Miller Banner
Conference Organizers

SOFIA 2008
12-14 November 2008
Sofia, Bulgaria
http://slim.emporia.edu/globenet/Sofia2008/Index.htm
sofia2008@emporia.edu

IRRT Programs & Meeting at ALA Annual in Anaheim, Calif., June 26-July 2, 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Joan Weeks) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 +0000

(In chronological order)
IRRT Pre-Conference - Collaboration and Resource Sharing in the Digital Age
Friday, June 27, 2008 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Location: Marriott Anaheim-Room Platinum 9
Description: Welcome to Anaheim and the 2008 International Relations Round Table Pre-Conference! Please join us for a pre-conference to be held on Friday, June 27, 2008, focusing on resource sharing for international libraries. We will provide materials and a lunch for attendees. Our speakers are experienced global librarians who work to provide resources to libraries large and small around the world. Learn how to become part of the worldwide information network of libraries.

Cost: Advance tickets: $75. The pre-conference begins at 9:00 am. Lunch will take place after the preconference at a restaurant. Registration for this event is $75 which includes the materials and lunch. Registration is through the ALA Annual Conference registration at http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/annual/2008a/registration.cfm
Speakers: HINARI (Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative) – OARE (Online Access to Research in the Environment) – AGORA (Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture) are sister programs set up to assist developing countries in gaining access to current scientific information. Three of our speakers will explain how their programs help provide access to current scientific journals for developing countries. The fourth presenter will speak about eIFL.net, electronic information for libraries in over 50 countries.Mary Ochs, Head of Information Services and Collections, Cornell University, will speak about AGORA.Kimberly Parker, HINARI Programme Manager, World Health Organization will speak about HINARI.Evviva Weinraub, Technology Librarian, Tufts University, will speak about OARES.Rima Kupryte, Managing Director, eIFL.net, will speak about eIFL.net.
Please visit the committee's page for a more detailed description.

International Librarian's Orientation
Friday, June 27, 20084:30 pm-6:30 pmLocation: Marriott Anaheim-Marquis South
Description: This orientation features an introduction to the ALA Conference and the city of Anaheim for international librarians and other attendees from abroad. ALA members provided an overview of the conference, including recommended programs and social activities. Attendees are able to learn about conference transportation, the ALA's Exhibit Hall and the meanings of the ALA's many acronyms. They also meet mentors and representatives from ALA's many divisions and round tables who help international librarians get the most from the conference experience. (For international librarians outside the U.S.)

IRC/IRRT All Committee Meeting
IRRT Chairs Meeting/IRRT Subcommittee Meetings/IRC Subcommittee Meetings
Saturday, June 28, 2008Time: 8:00 am - 9:00 am IRRT Chairs Meeting; 9:00 am - 11:00 am IRRT Subcommittee Meetings; 9:00 am - 11:00 am IRC Subcommittee MeetingsLocation: Marriott Anaheim-Room Platinum 5
Description: The IRRT's All Committee Meeting in the morning provides one location, date and time for all committees to meet during ALA Annual so that members can easily network and make connections. Details TBA.

The Lubuto Library Project
Saturday, June 28, 20088:00 am - 10:00 amLocation: Anaheim Convention Center-Room 213 C
Description: The Lubuto Library Project grew from librarian Jane Kinney Meyers’ work with street children in Zambia, Africa, where a library housed in a shipping container dramatically changed the lives of its users. Now Lubuto, with the help of many prominent and talented professionals and support from Brodart and other organizations, builds beautiful indigenously-designed libraries that offer an array of enriching services to Africa’s orphans and vulnerable children, along with carefully selected book collections organized by a specially-developed classification system. Learn about these groundbreaking efforts from a panel of some of the many colleagues who guide and contribute to them.

Speakers: Jane Kinney Meyers, President and founder, Lubuto Library Project, Inc., Washington, D.C.Dr. Denise E. Agosto, Associate Professor, College of Information Science and Technology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PATatum Preston, Librarian, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, ALDr. Laurie Bonnici, Assistant Professor, Univ. of Alabama, School of Library and Information Studies, Tuscaloosa, AL

International Paper Session - Re-Assess, Reassign, and Reinvent: Collection Building Without Global Borders
Saturday, June 28, 2008 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Location: Anaheim Convention Center-Room 211 B
Description: The 2008 International Papers Program theme is "Re-Assess, Reassign, and Reinvent: Collection Building Without Global Borders." Librarians have long been interested in resource-sharing and collection enhancement on a worldwide basis. Political turmoil, economic restraints, and lack of professional personnel impede on collection development efforts of many libraries. This program explores global efforts to improve distribution of publications to library collections. The focus is on successful initiatives, and will provide helpful advise on assuring that library surplus materials reach their destinations on a timely, cost-effective manner.

IRRT Executive Committee Meeting
Sunday, June 29, 2008 Time: 8:00 am - 11:00 amLocation: Hilton Anaheim-Ventura Room
Description: The IRRT's Executive Board will meet to discuss current business and items raised during the IRRT All Subcommittee Meeting the day before.

International Poster Session
Sunday, June 29, 2008 Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Location: Anaheim Convention Center - Exhibit Floor
Description: This forum for librarians from around the world provides an opportunity to highlight their libraries and to share their successful ideas with colleagues by presenting a research study, a practical problem-solving effort or an innovative library program. Details of posters TBA.

ALA IRRT Sister Libraries Committee - How to Find an International Partner
Sunday, June 29, 20081:30 pm - 3:30 pmLocation: Anaheim Convention Center-Room 208 A
Description: The IRRT Sister Libraries Program helps link libraries around the world. Sister Libraries promote the exchange of information, cultural understanding, programs and resources where possible. Speakers from existing Sister Libraries, State Department American Corner Libraries, and Sister Cities will discuss how their partnerships were formed and what made them successful. A Sister Libraries Wiki will be demonstrated to show how to get a Sister Library for your library.
Speakers: Nancy Bolt, Nancy Bolt & Associates, OverviewHolly Murten, Information Resource Officer, U.S. State Department, American Corners Project, “Finding an International Partner through American Corners”Jozef Fabrici, American Corner at the State Scientific Public Library in Kosice, Slovakia, “The Reality of an American Corners Partnership”Karen Jessee, Senior Librarian, Jacksonville Public Library, Jacksonville, FL, “Finding an International Partner through the Sister Cities Program”Patrick Sullivan, Business Librarian, Library and Information Access, San Diego State University, “Experiences of a Partner Library”Meghan O’Connor, Fellow for International Initiatives, Simmons College, Boston, MA, “Finding an International Partner through the Sister Libraries Wiki”

CALA 2008 Annual Program: Global Outreach: A U.S.-China Experience.Sponsored by AFL CALA; ALA IRC/IRRT.
Sunday, June 29, 20081:30 pm - 3:30 pmLocation: Disney Paradise Pier Hotel-Room Pacific C/D
Description: With fast approaching dates of the 2008 Olympic Games to be held in Beijing and a continuously rising economy, China has become a buzzword in the media nowadays. But how much do we know about library services to users in China? This program presents first-hand experience from U.S. librarians in working with the library community in China. One keynote speaker and the four panelists will present several successful ongoing outreach programs to the Chinese libraries.
Speakers: Beverly Lynch, Professor of Information Studies, UCLAHaipeng Li, Outreach Coordinator, Oberlin College Library Trisha Davis, Head of Serials, Electronic Resources and Rights Management Dept., Ohio State University LibrariesQiang Zhu, Director, Peking University Library, ChinaLian Ruan, Director, Illinois Fire Service Institute Library

ALA IRC Europe Subcommitee : ALA IRRT International Exchanges Committee - Alphabet Soup? Librarians in the European Union.
Sunday, June 29, 2008 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Location: Anaheim Convention Center-Room 203 A
Description: What is it like to be a librarian in the European Union? Is it different from the United States? What is it like for a librarian from the States who wants to study or work there? What about the language problems? We will hear from librarians from several different types of libraries, including public, academic and school libraries, in Europe and from librarians from the United States who have spent some time in European libraries, and a public librarian from Germany.
Speakers: Johan Koren, Associate Professor, Coordinator, Library Media Program, Murray State UniversityRichard Sapon-White, Catalog Librarian, Oregon State UniversityBirgit Lotz, Director of Decentralised Libraries of the Municipal Library, Frankfurt, Germany
Moderator: Mara Saule, Dean of Libraries, University of Vermont

IRRT International Sustainable Library Development (ISLD) - Connecting with an International Project.
Monday, June 30, 2008 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Location: Anaheim Convention Center-Room 209 B
Description: This program will present ways that librarians can connect with international projects.Speakers: Jane Kurtz, Ethiopia ReadsCarol McAuliffe, Books Open the World, Uganda

IRRT Chair's Program - Professional Development Around the World: Meeting the Challenge of Rapid Change in the Digital Environment
Monday, June 30, 20081:30 pm - 3:30 pmLocation: Anaheim Convention Center-Room 203 B
Description: An international panel will address challenges and successes in providing professional development to librarians as they transition through the profession from the beginning to the middle and later in their careers, with an emphasis on technology. The IRRT also hosts the presentation of the John Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award for significant contributions to international librarianship and the presentation of the Bogle Pratt International Travel Fund award at the beginning of the program.Speakers: Dr. Gillian Hallam, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Dr. Antonia Neubauer, President, Myths and Mountains, Inc., Incline Village, NV Jane Kinney Meyers, President, Lubuto Library Project, Inc., Washington, DC Jane Mirandette, President, The Hester J. Hodgdon Libraries for All Program, Loveland, CO
Moderator: Joan Weeks, Sr. Instruction Librarian, Library of Congress, Washington, DC

International Public Libraries-Discussion Group
Date: TBATime: TBALocation: TBA

Description: Are you interested in International Public Libraries? Would you like to help create a forum to exchange ideas and share challenges facing public libraries from a global perspective? International and United States Librarians are invited to a discussion group sponsored by the newly formed IRRT- Public Library Interest Group. The discussion group explores how PLIG can serve the needs and interests of the International Public Library Community. Details TBA.

IRRT International Librarians' Reception
Monday, June 30, 20086 pm - 8 pmLocation: MUZEO, 241 S. Anaheim Blvd.
Description: The International Relations Round Table (IRRT) welcomes and celebrates with all conference-attending international librarians, usually from more than 80 countries, at the ALA Annual Conference. The International Librarians Reception will be held at the MUZEO, a new museum complex of the arts and culture, also the former Anaheim Public Library. Its front entrance is the former Anaheim Public Library, built in 1908. Open to all conference attendees, but free to International Librarians outside the U.S., this reception will offer a unique opportunity to network with hundreds of information professionals from around the world. Join us for a mixing of culture and ideas, regional cuisine, hors d'oeuvres and open bar.
Cost: Free for International Librarians outside the United States. Advance tickets for all others (available on the Conference Registration form): $30. Onsite: $35.
Sponsors: We would like to thank our sponsors for this year's International Reception:
*Blackwell Book Services
*OCLC/WebJunction
*Elsevier Science
*Innovative Interfaces
*VTLS: Visionary Technology in Library Solutions

IRRT Archivist Historian Needed!

noreply@blogger.com (Joan Weeks) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:13:00 +0000

Do you have an interest and/or background in selecting and preserving digital records of important historical value?

Are you a historian who would like to see the working legacy of IRRT maintained for future international librarians?

If you are that person, IRRT would like to ask you to apply for the position of:Archivist/historian

Term of officeThe Archivist/Historian is appointed for a two-year, once-renewable term by the IRRT Executive Board upon the recommendation of the Publications Committee.DutiesTracks decisions of the Executive Board at midwinter and annual Executive Board meetings that have a term limit and advises officers of the upcoming deadlines. In consultation with the Web Editor, determines what web files should be archived and/or removed from the web site.Updates the history of IRRT contained in the officers manual.Plans for anniversaries of IRRT and tracks major milestones.Maintains archival file of IRRT agendas, minutes, budget reports and committee reports and decides when they should be removed from the IRRT wiki.Works with ALA International Relations Office and ALA archivist to transfer files for permanent archiving at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Attends the IRRT meetings at midwinter and annual conferences and serves on the Publications Committee.Performs other duties as may be assigned by the chair to preserve the records of IRRT.

We would like to set up interviews for interested candidates on Sat. just after the IRRT all-committee meeting in Anaheim. Please email weeks@cua.edu <mailto:weeks@cua.edu> a brief statement of interest and a resume detailing your archival work. IRRT is celebrating its 60 anniversary next year and we hope you the Archivist/Historian will play a major role in preserving our work for future librarians.

Joan S. Weeks
IRRT Chair

IRRT 2008 Election Results

noreply@blogger.com (Joan Weeks) — Sun, 04 May 2008 17:17:00 +0000

Congratulations to Sha Li Zang IRRT's Chair-elect for 2008-2009 and Jacqueline Solis, Member-At-Large.

Thank you to Jeannette Pierce and the Nominations Committee

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
62. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ROUND TABLE Total Ballots: 499
2008 ELECTION
VICE CHAIR/CHAIR ELECT (VOTE FOR ONE) Votes Percent
ZHANG, SHA LI____________________438 ____ 99.5% Elected
(WRITE-IN CANDIDATE)_______________2 ____ 0.5%
MEMBER-AT-LARGE (FOR TWO-YEAR TERM, VOTE FOR
ONE)
Votes Percent
JESSEE, KAREN DESAULNIERS________126 ____ 27.9%
SOLIS, JACQUELINE________________325 ____ 72.1% Elected

Help Match the Lubuto Library Project Pledge Challenge

noreply@blogger.com (Joan Weeks) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:41:00 +0000

A ten-minute film excerpt of the opening event in Lusaka for the first Lubuto Library is now available on YouTube at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ek6cS59QCU4

Progress on the Lubuto Library Project $20,000 matching pledge challenge:
Many of you have responded to our Advisory Board member Marilyn Hollinshead’s very generous offer of a 100% match of donations up to $20,000, and we have so far received donations totaling $13,870! As you know, the $40,000 a full match will raise will allow us to begin construction of the next Lubuto Library.

This means we have $6,130 to go! If you recently donated, either during this challenge or just before, we again extend our heartfelt thanks. But if you have considered supporting Lubuto and haven’t yet made a financial gift, please take this opportunity to double the impact of your donation and visit www.Lubuto.org and click "donate now" or mail a check to:
Lubuto Library Project, Inc.
5505 Connecticut Ave., NW, #368
Washington, DC 20015-2601
U.S.A.

Our organization has been able to accomplish so much to enrich the lives of Africa’s most vulnerable children thanks completely to lots and lots of donations from people like you. Rarely can such a small gesture make such an important impact – and is so greatly appreciated! Please join in and help us raise that remaining $6,130!

Jane Kinney Meyers, MLS, President
Lubuto Library Project, Inc. 202-558-5609 www.Lubuto.org
Bringing enlightenment and hope to Africa's most vulnerable children
Raise money for Lubuto by shopping and searching the Internet with GoodShop and GoodSearch: www.goodsearch.com

Collaboration & Resource Sharing in the Digital Age: IRRT pre-conference at ALA Annual

noreply@blogger.com (Jacqueline Solis) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:08:00 +0000

ALA International Relations Roundtable Pre-Conference
Collaboration & Resource Sharing in the Digital Age
Anaheim, California
Friday, June 27, 2008
8:00AM – 3:00PM

Please join ALA's International Relations Roundtable for a pre-conference to be held on Friday, June 27, 2008, focusing on resource sharing for international libraries. We will provide a continental breakfast and lunch for attendees. Our speakers are experienced global librarians who work to provide resources to libraries large and small around the world. Learn how to become part of the worldwide information network of libraries.

HINARI – OARE – AGORA are sister programs set up to assist developing countries in gaining access to current scientific information. Three of our speakers will explain how their programs help provide access to current scientific journals for developing countries.

HINARI, Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative, is a program set up by the World Health Organization to provide developing countries with access to biomedical and health literature. Kimberly Parker will discuss how HINARI provides journal articles to health institutions in 113 countries.

OARE, Online Access to Research in the Environment, is an international public-private consortium coordinated jointly by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Yale University, and leading science and technology publishers. It enables developing countries to gain access to one of the world's largest collections of environmental science research. Evviva Weinraub will talk about how this program provides scientific articles to developing countries.

AGORA, Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture, is led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The goal of the program is to improve the quality and effectiveness of agricultural research, education and training in low-income countries, and in turn, to improve food security. Mary Ochs will talk about AGORA which provides free or low cost access to major scientific journals in agriculture and related biological, environmental and social sciences to public institutions in developing countries.

Our fourth speaker is from another resource sharing organization, eIFL, Electronic Information for Libraries. Rima Kupryte will talk about eIFL.net, a multi-country consortium which negotiates affordable subscriptions, supports national library consortia, and maintains a global knowledge sharing and capacity building network. Some of the areas eIFL works on are open access publishing, intellectual property rights, open source software for libraries and the creation of institutional repositories of local content.

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Notes on presenters:
Mary Ochs is currently Head of Information Services and Collections at the A.R. Mann Library at Cornell University. Mann Library is noted for its strong collections and information services in agriculture and life sciences, including several special programs for delivering agricultural literature to the developing world. Mary Ochs coordinates these international programs for the Library, including TEEAL (The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library) www.teeal.org and Mann Library’s partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN for AGORA (Access to Global Online Literature in Agriculture) www.aginternetwork.org . Mary has worked in the Cornell University library system for over 20 years. She has an M.L.S. from Syracuse University and B.S. from Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Mary also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Ulysses Philomathic Library, the public library in Trumansburg, New York.

Kimberly Parker is the HINARI Programme Manager at the World Health Organization. Prior to April 2008, she was the Head of Electronic Collections at the Yale University Library where among other things she coordinated the collecting of electronic resources including a broad range of e-resource management life-cycle issues and various digitally related international special projects. Kimberly has an undergraduate degree in Biology/Chemistry, and graduated from the University of Michigan with an MILS degree. She was a National Library of Medicine Associate and the Chemistry & Geology Librarian and Science Bibliographer at the Sterling Chemistry and Kline Science Libraries of Yale University. She was a member of the Digital Library Federation’s original Electronic Resource Management Initiative Steering Group. Recently Kimberly has been working on issues of ensuring appropriate infrastructure to support electronic resource management, examining the role of intermediaries in federated authentication systems, and observing the effect of different kinds of communication in enhancing information literacy in developing countries.

Evviva Weinraub is the Technology Librarian at the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University. Prior to working at Fletcher, Evviva worked at Yale as the OARE Librarian working with partners at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to launch and manage OARE ¬ Online Access to Research in the Environment.
Evviva was responsible for maintaining the publisher database, implementing SFX, coordinating testing and training as well as coordinating technical work for the program. She has been able to continue with peripheral involvement in the program while working at Tufts. Evviva received her MLS from the University of Maryland and has lived and worked in Daejeon, South Korea and in Bordeaux, France.

Rima Kupryte has a diploma of Vilnius University, LIS department, Lithuania. She established a modern Law Library in Lithuania during the first years of that country's newly gained independence. She worked for seven years as a coordinator and later as a manager of the Network Library Program, Open Society Institute-Budapest, which supported library development in over 30 countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Africa. After one of the OSI's programs spun off and became an independent organization - eIFL.net, Rima Kupryte moved with the new organization and is now Managing Director of eIFL.net. To date the organization is active in 50 countries.

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The pre-conference begins at 8:00 AM for coffee and pastries, with the program beginning at 9:00 am. Lunch will be served and the program will end around 3:00 PM. Registration for this event is $75 which includes the breakfast and lunch. Registration is through the ALA Annual Conference registration at http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/annual/2008a/registration.cfm.

Essay contest to cover Bursary/Registration to IFLA Quebec

noreply@blogger.com (Robin the Librarian) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:37:00 +0000

ESSAY CONTEST

ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LIBRARIANS OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR FREE REGISTRATION

IFLA World Library and Information Congress

74th IFLA Conference and Council

"Libraries without borders: Navigating towards global understanding"

10-14 August 2008, Québec, Canada

The Academic and Research Libraries Section of IFLA is offering four free registrations for academic and research librarians for the 2008 IFLA Congress.

Two free registrations are for librarians from Africa and

Two free registrations are for librarians from Latin America.

Applicants must be able to attend the conference and will be responsible for all other costs associated with conference attendance.

To apply, send an essay of not more than 500 words (One single spaced page).

Please place your contact information on a separate page or include complete address in your email.

Essay content should describe your general current and future interests and activities and specifics on why attending IFLA would benefit you.

Your essay must be received by April 5, 2008.

Please send your essay to:

Stephen Marvin

Via attachment in email - SMarvin@wcupa.edu

Via facsimile – Attn: Stephen Marvin – 610-436-2251

Via Post – Attn: Stephen Marvin, FH Green Library, 25 Rosedale Avenue, West Chester University, West Chester, PA 19383, U.S.A. (Please be sure to include your return address or other contact information)

All essays will be acknowledged upon receipt.

The successful applicants will be advised by May 1, 2008 so that they can arrange travel and accommodation.

For further information on Registration, Travel and Accommodations, please visit the IFLA web page - http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla74/index.htm

Deadlines for other IFLA Fellowships, Funds, Grants and Awards are posted on the IFLA web page - http://www.ifla.org/III/members/grants.htm

The ARL Section also encourages all members in IFLA to respond to the many calls for papers.

The ARL Section is also sponsoring a program to share your knowledge via mentoring opportunities with your colleagues.

Thank you.

Stephen Marvin, Secretary
ARL Section, IFLA
FH Green Library
West Chester University
25 Rosedale Avenue
West Chester, PA 19383
USA
610-436-1068
Fax-436-2251
Email- smarvin@wcupa.edu

IRRT Project for ALA Emerging Leaders

noreply@blogger.com (Robin the Librarian) — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:18:00 +0000

The description for this year's IRRT Emerging Leaders project is now posted on the IRRT site.

"IRRT Free Links: An Emerging Leaders Project Providing Access to Free Professional Development Opportunities for ALA members around the world. Our project is to identify and select free web-based tutorials & professional development information for librarians in other countries to access via the Internet..."
Read more at: http://www.ala.org/ala/irrt/emergingleaders2008.cfm

Sincerely,
Robin Kear
IRRT Web Editor

An international opportunity for MLIS students!

noreply@blogger.com (Robin the Librarian) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:41:00 +0000

Please contact Dr. Nancy Everhart, (everhart@ci.fsu.edu), with any questions.

Study in London this summer!

An exciting opportunity to earn six graduate LIS credits while living in central London is being offered by the Florida State University College of Information. Two multimedia production courses, taught from June 26-August 7, 2008 at the FSU London Centre, will use London and the surrounding areas as a backdrop for creating projects such as podcasts, websites, short films, and digital photography. No prior experience with these media is required. Most 2-day per week classes will be field trip based.

Other pertinent information:

* The two courses being offered are: LIS 5313: Design and Production of Media Resources and LIS 5362: Design and Production of Network Multimedia. Participants must take both courses and they will be focused on application of media to libraries and teaching and learning. Students will have the opportunity to apply course material to their current work situation if desired.

* The FSU London Centre is housed in a 17th century building that FSU owns in the heart of 'literary London' and very close to the shopping district and to the theater district. It is less that one block from the British Museum. Students live there or in nearby apartments.

* London provides superb cultural exposure. The variety of arts, theatre, performances, and other cultural venues available in London is stunning, and almost all of them provide student rates. Often the school has inexpensive play tickets available. London, like New York, has a half price booth for play tickets on the day of performances. London has some of the best museums, historical attractions, and buildings in the world.

* Cost is $7125 for both in-state and out-of-state participants. The fee includes all registration and instructional costs for up to 6 undergraduate or graduate credit hours; program social/cultural activities; health insurance; international student ID card; T-shirt; full-time academic and administrative support.

* The course is open to students from other universities who may wish to transfer the credits, or to non-students (media specialists, teachers, and librarians) who are interested in this exciting summer opportunity. Credits earned in this program may be later transferred into the master’s degree program at FSU for students who may be accepted at a future date. These offerings are regularly offered graduate courses.

* Deadline to register is January 21, 2008.

For more information, and to apply online, visit the website: http://international.fsu.edu/Types/College/MediaLondon.aspx and for more information about the London Study Centre visit: http://international.fsu.edu/London/

Contact: Dr. Nancy Everhart, (everhart@ci.fsu.edu) with any questions.
Director, School Library Media Program
College of Information
Florida State University
252 Louis Shores Building
Tallahassee, FL 32306
(850)644-8122
everhart@ci.fsu.edu

IRRT/IRC Meetings at Midwinter

noreply@blogger.com (Joan Weeks) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:56:00 +0000

IRCInternational Relations Committee I -Friday, 1-11-2008 1:30 pm - 3:30
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center-Room 106 A/BIFLA UPDATESaturday, 1-12-2008 11:00 am - 12:00
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center-Room 113 A/BInternational Relations Committee IITuesday, 1-15-2008 1:30 pm - 3:30
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center-Room 105 A
International Relations Round Table (IRRT)Executive Committee MeetingSunday, 1-13-2008 8:00 am - 11:00
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center-Room 104 AINTERNATIONAL LIBRARIANS ORIENTATIONFriday, 1-11-2008 5:00 pm - 6:00Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center-Room 103 B

IRC/IRRT IRC/IRRT All Subcommittee MeetingSaturday, 1-12-2008 8:00 am - 11:00
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center-Room 113 A/B

International Attendees: Virtual Visitors Center
Meet us for DinnerIf you are an international librarian and would like to meet other international librarians attending the ALA Midwinter Meeting, please join us for dinner at a local Philadelphia restaurant (at your own expense) on Saturday, January 12, 2008 at 7:00PM. Please email liz.cooper@emory.edu, before January 8, to find out more information and reserve a space for dinner (spaces are limited).

Visit our Virtual Visitors Center WebsitePlease visit our virtual visitors center website at http://alavirtualinternationalvisitor.blogspot.com. It is a forum for you to ask questions and share information about yourself with other international librarians. We'd love to learn more about you and what you hope to gain from your attendance at ALA Midwinter.
Learn more about ALA's International Relations Round Table by visiting http://www.ala.org/ala/irrt/irrt.cfm

CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL PAPER SESSION

The American Library Association International Papers Committee invites proposals for papers for the ALA Annual Conference to be held in Washington, D.C. from June 26 through July 2, 2008.

The International Papers Program provides librarians with an opportunity to exchange information about library services and collections throughout the world. The program also serves to stimulate the interest of U.S. librarians in international library matters.

The International Relations Round Table (IRRT) invites librarians to submit a paper abstract. The 2008 International Papers Program theme is “Re-Assess, Reassign, and Reinvent: Collection Building Without Global Borders”. Librarians have long been interested in resource-sharing and collection enhancement on a worldwide basis. Political turmoil, economic restraints, and lack of professional personnel impede on collection development efforts of many libraries. This program explores global efforts to improve distribution of publications to library collections. The focus is on successful initiatives, and will provide helpful advise on assuring that library surplus materials reach their destinations on a timely, cost-effective manner.
SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL
The first deadline for proposals is Friday, December 28, 2007. Priority will be given to those entries received by this date. The final deadline will be January 18, 2008. Proposals and final papers must be written in English and presenters are expected to deliver their papers in English at the ALA Annual Conference. The tentative date for presentation is Saturday, June 28, 2008.

A maximum of four (4) papers will be selected for presentation. Four (4) alternate papers will also be chosen. Final notification of selected papers will be made by February 15, 2008.

CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL POSTER SESSIONS
The International Relations Round Table (IRRT) invites you to present a poster session at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA. This is a forum for librarians from around the world to highlight their libraries and to share their successful ideas with colleagues by presenting a research study, a practical problem-solving effort or an innovative library program.

HOW TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR A POSTER SESSION

All poster abstracts, must be submitted online before January 31, 2008. Proposals and presentation of poster sessions must be in English.

To submit a poster abstract visit: http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/ala/

A limited number of poster sessions will be selected for presentation at the Annual Conference. Final notification of selected poster sessions will be given by February 15, 2008. Detailed guidelines for the preparations of poster sessions will be included. When the final conference schedule is made in May/June you will be notified of the scheduled date and time of the poster presentation. Poster session abstracts are listed in the Poster Session Booklet, which is available to all attendees of the poster sessions.

For additional information, please contact the International Relations Office at:

International Relations Office
American Library Association
50 E. Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Phone: +312-280-3201
Fax: +312-280-4392
Email: intl@ala.org

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Grant to Attend IFLA - Apply by Jan. 31, 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Joan Weeks) — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:00:00 +0000

Posted from ALA World Listserv

Dear Professionals,

Apply for Bibliomondialis: Grant from Canadian Lib Association to attend IFLA 2008 in Canada [For Professionals from Developing Nations].

Eligibility requirements:
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In order to be eligible, each applicant must completely satisfy the following criteria and requirements:

hold a diploma from a university or a recognized national library science or information sciences institution, or any other equivalent or relevant diploma, and provide a certified copy of the diploma;

have at least two (2) years' and no more than four (4) years' professional experience in his or her country as a librarian, custodian, information scientist, library technician or documentation technician, or the equivalent, as evidenced by an official letter from his or her employer;

demonstrate and describe in writing in no more than three hundred (300) words his or her professional experience and his or her reasons or interest in this professional area and participation in 2008 WLIC;

include with the application a curriculum vitae of no more than three (3) pages in letter or A4 format, as well as two (2) letters of support or recommendation from persons in authority in a recognized institution that has no immediate hierarchical association with the candidate;

read, understand and speak French or English;
hold a passport that is valid for at least six (6) months after his or her entry into Canada, for the 2008 conference, and have received an entry visa if required;

certify that he or she has received written assurance of a financial contribution, stating the value, from another person, business or institution for his or her participation in WLIC;

undertake to provide no later than two (2) months after the conference a written report summarizing his or her participation.

Schedule for 2008 registration
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Registration period:
October 2007 to January 2008

Application submission deadline:
January 31, 2008

Application assessment procedure:
February and March 2008

Announcement of recipients:
April 2008

Deadline for registration or application submission for 2008 is 31 January 2008.

Submissions that are incomplete or submitted after the deadline shall not be considered under any circumstances.

Application Form and more details are blogged at http://libinfospace.blogspot.com/

Best of luck guys.

J. K. Vijayakumar PhD, MLISAssistant Director of LibraryAmerican University of AntiguaPost Box W 1451, St JohnsAntigua, West Indieshttp://www.auamed.org
Head Office : #2 Wall Street,
10th Floor, New York, NY 10005, USA

Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship - Apply by 1/18/2008

noreply@blogger.com (Joan Weeks) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:18:00 +0000

Subject: Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship: Leaders Wanted!Please forward to any applicable lists and excuse cross-posting, thank you.
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SPECTRUM DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP: LEADERS WANTED!Interested in a dynamic career in library and information science (LIS)education, research, or executive level administration?The Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship program is currently acceptingapplications for students beginning doctoral studies in the Fall of2008. The deadline to apply is January 18, 2008. More information andapplication materials can be found at www.ala.org/spectrumphdABOUT THE PROGRAMThe University of Pittsburgh and the American Library Association werepleased to announce in 2006 the creation of the Spectrum DoctoralFellowship program funded by the Institute of Museum and LibraryServices (IMLS) and designed to increase racial and ethnic diversityamong our profession's next generation of LIS leaders.ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIPThe Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship provides full tuition and annualstipends of $20,000 to Fellows for the first two years of study.Partnering programs provide full tuition and stipends to their SpectrumFellows for all remaining years of study. Six inaugural SpectrumDoctoral Fellowships were awarded in 2007. We are pleased to announcethat Fellowships are available for individuals beginning doctoralstudies in the Fall of 2008. To underscore the fellowship program'semphasis on leadership, all Spectrum Doctoral Fellows will attend theexpense-paid E.J. Josey Doctoral Leadership Institute held inconjunction with the 2009 annual meeting of ALISE, the Association forLibrary and Information Science Education, and named for the Universityof Pittsburgh Professor Emeritus acknowledged as one of the LISprofession's leading diversity advocates.ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTSTo be eligible for a Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship:* Applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S.* Applicants should be of American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian,Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino or Native Hawaiian/Other PacificIslander heritage.* Applicants must exhibit intellectual curiosity, interest in the LISfield and its sub-fields (i.e., archival science; academic, school, orother types of librarianship, medical informatics; etc.), evidence ofacademic excellence, effectiveness as a communicator, the ability toexcel as a scholar or executive administrator in the LIS field, and astrong commitment to diversity.* Applicants need not have received a Spectrum master's-levelscholarship to be eligible, but must meet the requirements of eachparticipating program to which they are applying.* Applicants must be admitted to one or more of the ten participatingPhD programs by February 1, 2008.The ten participating programs are University of Pittsburgh, Universityof Arizona*, University of California at Los Angeles, University ofMichigan*, Rutgers University*, Simmons College*, Syracuse University*,University of Tennessee at Knoxville*, University of Texas at Austin*,University of Wisconsin at Madison.Applicants must apply to one or more of the participating programs bythe January 18th deadline and must inform programs that they haveapplied for the Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship. Participating programshave agreed to make early admission decisions on Spectrum DoctoralFellowship applicants, but in order to be considered applicants mustcomplete applications to LIS programs by January 18th and must notifythe programs of their interest in the Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship aswell. Note this may not be the posted deadline for a particular program.* Indicates Participating Programs with no 2007 Spectrum Doctoral Fellowin residence. Preference will be given to applicants who have applied toparticipating programs that do not currently have Spectrum Fellows.QUESTIONSPlease contact Program Director, Dr. Toni Carbo, Professor, Universityof Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences and Graduate School ofPublic and International Affairs, at tcarbo@mail.sis.pitt.edu withquestions regarding the Spectrum Doctoral Program.If you have questions regarding the online application process pleasecontact Gwendolyn Prellwitz, Program Officer, ALA Office for Diversity &Spectrum at 1.800.545.2433 ext. 5048.Gwendolyn PrellwitzProgram OfficerOffice for Diversity & SpectrumAmerican Library Association50 E. Huron St.Chicago, IL 60611(800) 545-2433 x. 5048direct: (312) 280-5048fax: (312) 280-3256email: gprellwitz@ala.orgwebsite: www.ala.org/diversity

John Ames Humphry/OCLC Forest Press Award-Nominate by 1/1/2008!

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Nominations sought for John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award
CHICAGO - The American Library Association is accepting nominations for the 2008 John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award for International Librarianship. The award is given to a librarian or person who has made significant contributions to international librarianship. The award consists of a $1,000 prize and a certificate, which is presented at the ALA Annual Conference. The deadline for nominations is January 1, 2008.
The John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award is given in recognition of John Humphry, executive director of Forest Press and publisher of the Dewey Decimal Classification. Humphry made a notable contribution by internationalizing the English language editions of Dewey and to ensure that translations were adapted to meet the needs of other cultures and countries.
All nominations should include, as appropriate, a personal history or curriculum vitae, with emphasis on achievements related to international librarianship; bibliography, critical reviews, articles, etc.; and letters seconding the nomination or other letters of commendation or appreciation. Nominations should be sent to: International Relations Office, American Library Association, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. Email: intl@ala.org.
For more information on the John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award, please visit: http://www.ala.org/ala/iro/awardsactivities/humphryoclcforest.cfm.

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